Evaluation of satisfaction levels from workwears of forest fire workers

Evaluation of satisfaction levels from workwears of forest fire workers Abstract: Nowadays, the use of appropriate work clothes in each work lines is mandatory with 4857 labor law. Forestry activities are performed in the open air, difficult working conditions and under the influence of various risk factors. Forest fire workers who work in the forest fire extinguishing and cooling have worked at the greatest risk operations. The majority of these workers work in the status of seasonal workers. In fire season, the fire workers usually wear work clothes for the day and stay in barracks in the forest. Work clothes of fire workers are brightly colored to be visible in the forest, fire-resistant and suitable forest conditions. It is important that to provide easy movement, to be effective against air conditions and to conform to the body features of workers of forest fire clothing in terms of health and safety. In this study, it has been assessed that satisfaction levels of forest fires worker from work clothes. It was applied a questionnaire to 44 forest fire workers. Data were analyzed statistically and solutions were developed. Keywords: Forest fire workers, workwear, work satisfaction level, occupational health and safety, ergonomic Orman yangin iscilerinin is kiyafetlerinden memnuniyet duzeylerinin degerlendirilmesi Ozet: Gunumuzde toplumun is sagligi ve guvenligine verdigi onemin artmasi ve 4857 sayili is kanunu geregince is yerlerinde is kiyafetlerinin kullanimi on plana cikarmistir. Ormancilik faaliyetleri; acik havada, zor calisma kosullarinda ve cok degisik risk faktorlerinin etkisi altinda gerceklestirilmektedir. Orman iscilerinden en fazla risk altinda olanlar, orman yanginlarinin sondurulmesi ve sogutulmasi faaliyetlerinde calisan yangin iscileridir. Bu iscilerin buyuk bolumu sozlesmeli isci statusundeki kisilerdir. Isciler yangin sezonunda her an yangina acil mudahaleye gitmek durumunda kalmalari nedeniyle genellikle orman icerisindeki barakalarda konaklarlar ve gun boyu is kiyafetlerini giyerler. Iscilerin kiyafetleri parlak renkte ve atese karsi dayanikli malzemeden yapilirlar. Bu kiyafetlerin orman icerisinde rahat hareket etmeyi saglamasi, hava hallerine karsi etkinligi ve iscilerin vucut yapilarina uygunlugu is guvenligi acisindan cok onemlidir. Bu calismada, orman yangin iscilerinin is kiyafetlerinden memnuniyet durumlari degerlendirilmistir. Bu amacla hepsi erkek olan 44 orman yangin iscisine memnuniyet duzeyi belirleme anketleri uygulanmistir. Elde edilen veriler degerlendirilerek iscilerin memnuniyetsizlik duyduklari durumlar ortaya konulmus ve cozum onerileri gelistirilmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Orman yangin iscileri, is kiyafeti, memnuniyet duzeyi, is sagligi ve guvenligi, ergonomi Received (Gelis):  13.04.2016 -  Revised (Duzeltme):  02.05.2016 - Accepted (Kabul):  20.05.2016 Cite (Atif):  Okan Unver, S., Acar, H.H., 2017. Evaluation of satisfaction levels from workwears of forest fire workers.  Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University  67(1): 93-102. DOI: 10.17099/jffiu.73661